Crouton Alpha vs Hy4
Updated November 14, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- No data
- Coding
- 65.2
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.2505
Crouton Alpha or Hy4: which to pick
Only Hy4 has a coding score, 65.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Crouton Alpha has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
No benchmark has tested both yet. Crouton Alpha has none yet; Hy4 on Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI), Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) and Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only Hy4 has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Hy4 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 34.6.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Hy4 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1251.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Hy4 has a Vals Index result, 59.4%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 1.05M tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Crouton Alpha
Crouton Alpha $0.0000, Hy4 $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Crouton Alpha not benchmarked, Hy4 65.2 from 2 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Crouton Alpha Free against Hy4 $1.2505 per million output tokens.
- Context window
- Both take 1.05M tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | Crouton Alpha | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 39.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 81.0% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 37.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | Not measured | 31.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| GameBench 2 | Not measured | 48.7 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Not measured | 39.1% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 46 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Crouton Alpha | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 34.6 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Crouton Alpha | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 34.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 41.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 12.5% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Crouton Alpha | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLE-Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 32.7% | Only Hy4 measured |
| CritPt v2, hard subset (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 39.0% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Crouton Alpha | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-Omniscience | Not measured | 5.4 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Crouton Alpha | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1251 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1197 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1271 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1251 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1254 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Crouton Alpha | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 59.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 48 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Crouton Alpha costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Crouton Alpha costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Crouton Alpha costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Crouton Alpha | Tencent Hy4 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Stealth | Tencent |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | November 3, 2026 | November 4, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | Free | $0.417 |
| Output $/Mtok | Free | $1.2505 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 65.2 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 2 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Crouton Alpha better than Hy4 for coding?
Only Hy4 has a coding score, 65.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Crouton Alpha has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, Crouton Alpha or Hy4?
Crouton Alpha costs Free per million input tokens and Free per million output tokens; Hy4 costs $0.417 and $1.2505. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Crouton Alpha or Hy4?
Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.
Has any benchmark tested both Crouton Alpha and Hy4?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Crouton Alpha has none yet; Hy4 on Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI), Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) and Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of November 14, 2026.